Rack



H. L. GLIDDEN RACK Filed NOV. 22, 1928 Patented Mar. 7, 1933 HARVEY L emnnnn, on

IINGTON, IVIASSACI'IUSETTS, ASSiGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MAGHINERY COEPOEATION, OF PATEBSON, NEW JERSEY, A CGEPQRATION OF NEW JERSEY RACK Applicationfiled. November 22 1928. Serial No. 321,197

This invention relates to racks of the type used for holdingsho'e'parts and, although herein disclosed as embodied in a rack for holding soles while cement which has been applied thereto is drying, it is to be understood that the invention is adapted to other uses.

In the manufacture of shoes, in treating soles preparatory to the sole-laying operation, 7

the flesh it is customary to apply cement to until the side ofv a sole and to lay it aside cement has dried. It is important, while the drying is taking place, that cemented soles be kept out of contact witheach other for the reason that if cement is transferred to the grain side of a sole the surface thereof will be marked by'the cement, and for the further reason that the soles, if placed in contact'with each other, tend to stick together, making their subsequent handling di'fiicult. It is also desirable that the soles should be supported in such manner as to take up as little space as possiblewhile at the same time permitting free circulation. of air between them to assist "in the drying of the cement. Considerable difficulty has been experienced in connection with devices for holding cemented shoe parts, as heretofore constructed, for the reason that they are not completely effective to hold shoe parts in the manner above set forth, and for the reason that the members thereof gather cement in such a way as to render use of the device difficult and as to necessitate frequent cleaning. I

In view of the foregoing, one feature of the invention resides in the provision of an improved rack of the type aforementioned comprising a plurality of members for supporting shoe parts inserted between them, each member having a body portion and means for spacing a shoe part from the body portion of the member, the rack being thereby adapted to support shoe parts out of contact with each other and with one surface of each part substantially out of contact with the supporting members. As illustrated, the rack comprises a lurality of wire members the body portions of which are arranged in parallel planes, each of said members having projec- D tions extending substantially at right angles to the plane of the member. These projections are constructed and-arranged for en gagement 'with a shoepart inserted between adjacent members'and are of sufficient length 1;

to spacethe, shoe part from the bodyportions of the members. By the use of this construction a cemented shoe part, suchgas a sole, can

be placed between any two of the wire memberswith the cementedside of the shoe part facing the progections on one of the members in contact with the member on the cemented side of the shoe part only'at the projections, the shoe part being spacedfrom' each of the adjacent shoe parts by a'd-istance equal to the length of a projection plus the thickness of a wire member. By this arrangement shoeparts can be carried closely adjacent tobut out of contact with one anoth'er and so spaced that free circulation-of air between the parts will be had, thereby assisting in the drying of cement. Since the cemented sides of the shoe parts engage with the rack only at the projections, there is little opportunity for accumulation of cement upon the supporting members. Thus, likelihoodof clogging the members with cement is minilnized. Inorder LO providefor additional support for soles or other shoe parts made of flimsy material or of large sizes, each of the.

illustrated wire members is formed into two loops, a connecting portion between the loopsv serving so to support the shoe parts through out their entire lengths that contact between adjacent shoe parts caused by the bending over or curling of the parts is avoided.

body-ing the invention with a sole shown in I position in the rack; and

Fig. 2 is aside View of a portion of the rack showing a sole in position between two of the wire members.

' As illustrated in thedrawing, the rack comprises two spaced horizontally extending parallel w1res'10 and two sim'ilar wires 12 positioned substantially above'the Wires 10 %v Other objects and features of'the invention will be apparent from the following deseriprespectively and constituting therewith a frame. Extending at right angles to the wires such as that of table 15 with the wires 10 in engagement with the surf ce. Each of the wires 14 is bent to form a plurality of loops 16 joined together by a downwarc ly extending connecting portion 18. The legs of each of the loops 16 are provided with lateral proj ectio'ns 20 which extend in directions at right angles to the planes of the loops, the spacing of adjacent wires 14 and the length of the projections QO'being such as'to provide space between the projections and the next acent wire 14 sutliciently wide to receive a shoe part, such as a soleEZEZ, inserted between two of the wires 14.

Whenpositioned, as shown, between two of the wires 14-, a sole, such as the sole 22, rests uponwires 12. The sole 22 is supported laterally on one side by projections 20 and on the other side by legs of the loops 16. This construction serves to hold a sole substantially in a vertical plane throughout its entire length and prevents contact of adjacent soles of flimsy material or of large sizes which might otherwise take place because of thecurling or bending of the soles over the wires. It will be apparent upon inspection of Fig. 2 that adjacent soles will be spaced by a distance equal substantially to the length of a projection 20 plus the thickness of a wire 14. Thus, even if a sole is so distorted that it overhangs the tops of the wires 14 to some extent it will still be spaced from the adjacent soles.

It should be noted that in positioning a sole in the rack the cemented side of the sole is faced toward the adjacent projections 20. Thus, the cemented side of the sole will be in engagement with the rack only along the comparatively small surfaces of the projections 20 with the result that there is little opportunity for cement to collect upon the wires. Consequently, the openings between the wires will not clog easily and frequent cleaning of the rack will be unnecessary.

By use of the rack described, shoe parts can be held compactly in position where they are readily accessible to an operator but so spaced that contact between parts which would tend to spread the cement or render the handling of the vented.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A rack for shoe parts comprising a frame, a plurality of loops of wire extending parts diflicult is prefrom the frame and having body portions located substantially in parallel planes, and a plurality of integral projections extending from one of the body portions for engaging one surface of a shoe part inserted between two of the adjacent loops to space said surface of the shoe part from an adj acently carried shoe part, the projections being arranged along said body portion to engage and support a shoe part at a plurality of spaced points.

2. A rack for shoe parts comprising a plurality of wire members arranged in parallel planes, each of said members having a plurality of loops extending in substantially the same plane and being constructed and arranged to form lateralsupports for a shoe part positioned between two adjacent members, and integral projections extending from said loops for maintaining one surface of the shoe part substantially outof engagement with one of the members.

3. A rack for shoe parts comprising a plurality of parallel spaced frame members, and a plurality of wires having body portions which extend in planes at right angles to the frame members and are'constructed and arranged to receive between them shoe parts, each of the wires having projections extending from one side thereof for engaging a shoe part to keep one surface of the shoe part substantially out of contact with the body portion of the wire.

In testimony whereof I have si ned my name to this specification.

HARVEY L. spinner.

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